United States Post Office (Painted Post, New York)

US Post Office-Painted Post is a historic post office building located at Painted Post in Steuben County, New York. It was designed in 1937 and built in 1937-1938 and is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, Louis A. Simon. It is a one-story, three bay structure clad in red brick in the Colonial Revival style. The interior features a 1939 mural by Amy Jones titled "Recording the Victory" and depicting a Revolutionary War scene.[2]

US Post Office-Painted Post
U.S. Post Office, Painted Post, New York, October 2009
United States Post Office (Painted Post, New York) is located in New York
United States Post Office (Painted Post, New York)
United States Post Office (Painted Post, New York) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Painted Post, New York)
Map
Interactive map showing the location for U.S. Post Office-Pained Point
Location135 N. Hamilton St., Painted Post, New York
Coordinates42°9′30″N 77°5′37″W / 42.15833°N 77.09361°W / 42.15833; -77.09361
Arealess than one acre
Built1937
ArchitectSimon, Louis A.; Jones, Amy
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR
NRHP reference No.88002395[1]
Added to NRHPMay 11, 1989

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Larry E. Gobrecht (July 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Painted Post Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying 13 photos".